RRC ID 52361
著者 Takano M, Kamei H, Nagahiro M, Kawami M, Yumoto R.
タイトル Nicotine transport in lung and non-lung epithelial cells.
ジャーナル Life Sci
Abstract AIMS:Nicotine is rapidly absorbed from the lung alveoli into systemic circulation during cigarette smoking. However, mechanism underlying nicotine transport in alveolar epithelial cells is not well understood to date. In the present study, we characterized nicotine uptake in lung epithelial cell lines A549 and NCI-H441 and in non-lung epithelial cell lines HepG2 and MCF-7.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:Characteristics of [3H]nicotine uptake was studied using these cell lines.
KEY FINDINGS:Nicotine uptake in A549 cells occurred in a time- and temperature-dependent manner and showed saturation kinetics, with a Km value of 0.31mM. Treatment with some organic cations such as diphenhydramine and pyrilamine inhibited nicotine uptake, whereas treatment with organic cations such as carnitine and tetraethylammonium did not affect nicotine uptake. Extracellular pH markedly affected nicotine uptake, with high nicotine uptake being observed at high pH up to 11.0. Modulation of intracellular pH with ammonium chloride also affected nicotine uptake. Treatment with valinomycin, a potassium ionophore, did not significantly affect nicotine uptake, indicating that nicotine uptake is an electroneutral process. For comparison, we assessed the characteristics of nicotine uptake in another lung epithelial cell line NCI-H441 and in non-lung epithelial cell lines HepG2 and MCF-7. Interestingly, these cell lines showed similar characteristics of nicotine uptake with respect to pH dependency and inhibition by various organic cations.
SIGNIFICANCE:The present findings suggest that a similar or the same pH-dependent transport system is involved in nicotine uptake in these cell lines. A novel molecular mechanism of nicotine transport is proposed.
巻・号 188
ページ 76-82
公開日 2017-11-1
DOI 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.08.030
PII S0024-3205(17)30424-1
PMID 28866099
MeSH Biological Transport / drug effects* Carnitine / pharmacology Cells, Cultured Diphenhydramine / pharmacology Drug Interactions Epithelial Cells / metabolism* Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Lung / metabolism* Nicotine / pharmacokinetics* Pyrilamine / pharmacology Temperature Tetraethylammonium / pharmacology Time Factors Tritium / metabolism Valinomycin / pharmacology
IF 3.647
引用数 5
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 Hep G2(RCB1886)